Picture hanging bracket



May 19,-1953 M. R. HoAG PICTURE HANGING BRACKET Filed Iarch 1, 1949fnl/ended: Mar/'on RHOa/g )fra/wey Patented May 19, 1953 UNITED sTATEsPATENT OFFICE 3 Claims. (Cl. 248-429) This invention relates to hangerdevices for the frames of pictures, mirrors or the like.

Pictures, mirrors, and the like have heretofore been usually hung onwalls by means of a cord or wire having its opposite ends secured to theframe of the picture or mirror at opposite sides thereof and the cord orwire engaged with a hook or nail intermediate the ends thereof.

rIhis means of hanging picture frames, while being cheap and quick andeasy of application, presents several objections, the principal ones ofwhich are as follows:

Frames supported on walls by this means are very unstable and as aresult thereof they readily assume positions out of the perpendicularunder the iniiuence of slight vibrations and the more particular personsnd it necessary to be constantly readjusting their picture frames.

Another objection to this usual means of hanging picture frame is thatthe cord or wire often stretches with the result thatthe suspension hookor nail becomes visible over the tops of the framesI which is unsightlyand presents an untidy appearance.

While devices have heretofore been proposed in an effort to overcome thelabove noted objections, they have not been altogether satisfactory,particularly from the standpoint of cost, ease of application, andeiciency and dependability in operation.

It is accordingly a primary object of the present invention to providehanger devices for frames of pictures, mirrors, and the like, wherebythe frames may be securely and accurately positioned on walls withoutany attendant danger of same becoming displaced from their properly hungpositions.

A further object of the invention is to provide frame hanger deviceswhich are wholly concealed behind the frame and which are capable ofbeing quickly and easily applied to the frame by a comparativelyunskilled person.

A still further object of the invention is to provide frame hangerdevices which are highly simple in construction and which are capable ofbeing manufactured at relatively low cost.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent inthe course of the following detailed description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a broken rear face elevation of a. picture frame with apicture mounted therein and showing a pair of the improved hangerdevices secured thereto.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view in the plane of l-ine 2`2` on Fig. 1and showing in addition a portion of a Wall having a supporting naildisposed therein.

' Fig. 3 is a top edge view of oney of the hanger devices; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the hanger devices.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the improved hangerdevice isdesignated in itsentirety as I0 and as indicated in Fig. 1, a pair ofsuch devices are required for each frame to be hung. The device I0comprises a single unitary strip of relatively thin sheet metal and isformed by a simple stamping operation.

The device I0 includes a central body portion II and a pair ofsupporting feet I2, one at each end of the device and the feet `I2 aredisposed in a plane which is parallel with and in slightly spacedrelation tok the plane of the body portion II thereby providing a spaces between the body portion andthe picture backing b when the device isapplied to the frame as in Figs. 1 and 2.

The body portion II is cut out at one edge thereof in the provision of apair of fastener receiving notches I3 which are symmetrically disposedrelative to the transverse center line of the device.

The supporting feet I2 are provided with apertures I4 for the receptionof nails n for securing the devices to the frame F and the free endedges of the feet I2 are disposed at an angle of 45 to the parallelopposite edges of the device and also at right angles to each otherwhereby the devices may be positioned diagonally of the upper framecorners at an angle of 45 to either adjacent edge of the frame.

With a pair of the devices thus positioned, a notch I3 in each thereofwill be vertically disposed and with their apices equally spaced fromthe top and opposite sides of the frame whereby the frame will beaccurately suspended upon engagement of a nail or other wall-supportedfastener in each notch I3.

With the devices thus positioned on the frame, a pair of nails N aredriven into the wall W on a horizontal line and lat spaced distancesequal to the distance between the vertical medians of the notches I3.The frame is then positioned with the back thereof toward the Wall andis lowered for entry of nails N into the notches I3 and due to theoffsetting of the body portion I I from the supporting feet I2 the nailheads will rest within the space s With portions thereof engaged withthe rear wall of the body portion I I as is clearly indicated in Figs. 1and 2 whereby the frame will be positively maintained in accurately hungposition.

With this construction, the frame may be easily removed for cleaning orother purposes and then replaced with the assurance that it will beaccurately suspended on the Wall in the absence of any visiblesuspension means.

It is to be particularly noted that the symmetrical construction of thedevices l0 renders same readily interchangeable. Thus upon considerationof 1, it will be seen that the two devices I may be interchanged inwhich event the loivermost notches E3 will `be in nail-receivingposition. This interchangeable construction is highly important for thereason that any selected device may be used on any corner of the frame.

While I have disclosed my invention in accordance with a singlestructural embodiment thereof, such is to be considered as illustrativeonly, and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being defined inthe sub-joined claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:

1. A frame hanging device comprising an elongated relatively Widemetallic strip including co planar end porti-ons providing supportingfeet, and a relatively long plane central portion laterally offset fromthe end portions, the strip having parallel 'side edges and end edgesWhich oonverge toward one side edge at an angle oi 45 thereto, wherebyone side edge is longer than the other, the material of the strip beingcut out inwardly from the central portion of the longer side edgeproviding therefor a pair of fastener receiving notches spacedlongitudinally of the strip and said notches being dened by side edgesmerging into api'ces in equally spaced relation fromthe transversecenter line of the strip.

2. A frame hanging device comprising an elongated relatively Wide striphaving opposed .4. parallel side edges and end edges disposed at anacute angle to the side edges, and a V-shaped fastener receiving notchin the strip opening through one side edge thereof, the notch beine,r sodisposed that a line 4bisecting the angle formed by the sides of thenotch is perpendicular to one end edge and parallel to the other endedge.

3. A frame hanging device comprising an elongated relatively Wide striphaving opposed parallel side edges and-opposediparallel end edgesdisposed at an angle of degrees to the side edges, a pair of fastenerreceiving notches in said strip opening through one side edge thereof,said notchesfeach being defined by angularly disposed edges, the-notchesbeing so disposed that lines bisecting the vangles formed by said lastedges are at an angle of 45 degrees to the said opposite parallel edges,and intersect in a point spaced from the side edge through which saidnotches open, corresponding edges of said notches intersectingin avertex disposed between said opposite side edges, and said lastinalnededges, being so disposedthat va line bisecting the angle formed therebypasses through said vertex and said point.

MARION R. HOAG.

References `Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSFOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Denmark s Dec. lil, 1939 Germany s Oct.l6,1905

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